Tavern choir George Jones
capo 1st fret, play E position
[E] Everyone suspected, ole Willies time was near
[A] cause lately he'd been talking [E] about the Lord and leaving [B7] here
[E] He said "if I fight the devil, when I die I know I'll lose,
[A] Just sing my soul to [E] heaven before the [B7] devil gets the [E] news
Well everbody cried, when poor of Willie died
[A] and his old flat top [E] guitar was all that Willie left [B7] behind
[E] They took it to the grave yard when they laid him down to rest
[A] someone tuned it [E] up and answered [B7] Willie's last [E] request
chorus:
[E] The tavern choir from [A] Marvin's [E] bar, on wine street gathered [B7] round
[E] They believed Willie's soul [A] pass through heavens golden [E] gate
before his [B7] body touched the [E] ground.
They sang Amazing grace, [A] how sweet the [E] sound
I come to the garden [B7] alone
[E] The tavern choir from [A] Marvin's [E] bar, on wine street, [B7] sang ole Willie [E] home.
[E] There's an old flat top guitar on the wall behind the bar
[A] and somewhere there's a [E] twinkle in a far distant [B7] star
[E] Now I bet ole Satan raised some hell when he finally got the news
[A] that the only soul that [E] Willie left behind was a [B7] pair of his worn out [E] shoes
chorus:
[E] The tavern choir from [A] Marvin's [E] bar, on wine street gathered [B7] round
[E] They believed Willie's soul pass [A] through heavens golden [E] gate
before his [B7] body touched the [E] ground.
They sang Amazing grace, [A] how sweet the [E] sound
I come to the garden [B7] alone
[E] The tavern choir from [A] Marvin's [E] bar, on wine street, [B7] sang ole Willie [E] home.
We believe they sang ole Willie home.
[Thanks to Bill Jones for tabs]